Test 1 Flashcards
Neutrality
Reliability
Feedback value
Relevance
Industrial comparison
Comparability
Predictive value
Relevance
Verifiability
Reliability
Timeliness
Relevance
Same “thing” between different time periods
Consistency
4 types of financial statements
- Balance sheet
- Income statement
- Statement of cash flow
- Statement of owner’s equity or retained earnings
Why is cost the primary piece of information for accounting?
Objective
Verifiable
Reproducible
This concept is called “cost valuation”
The value of a business after accounting for liabilities is . . .
“The owner’s claim to the business resources”
Stockholders equity (owners equity)
If total assets (A) increase what must happen to SE or L?
A= L + SE
Increase
Assets that are expected to be exchanged for cash or consumed during the operating cycle
Current assets
Represents legally enforceable claims on customers for prior services of goods
Accounts receivable
The amount invested and reinvested in a company by its shareholders
Stockholders equity
The business’s profit =
Revenues - expenses
Sales of goods or services to customers. Measured at the amount the business charges the customer
Revenue
The costs of business necessary to earn revenues, including wages to employees, advertising, insurance and utilities.
Expenses
Statement that lists TA and TL of a company
Balance sheet